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Are you eating chocolate pudding? Well, stop. Because it’s important that you tune in to this episode of Barely Essential. Such a special gift, bestowed upon you. Tune in as Brandon and Esca tap into some very interesting questions, such… Continue Reading →

■ Esca’s First BeerWith all the beer available in San Diego, I sometimes wonder what it’s like being a “newb” in the scene. Say you just turned 21, and have never had a beer in your life. (ya right) Where do you start?… Continue Reading →Erick Esca - February 2, 2016

■ Out With The Old, In With The New!Hey ya’ll. Esca here. I just wanted to write up a quick blog post, not only for testing purposes, but also to say hi to my favorite people. YOU! I hope you can patiently wait as I hack away at… Continue Reading →Erick Esca - March 13, 2015

What is Barely Essential?

That's a great question. Wow. How did you come up with that on your own!? Impressive. We started as one show. We were "Barely Essential", and we ARE "Barely Essential", but we decided, why not be more? We are Erick Esca and Brandon Vieyra. We're two guys who started doing a show called Barely Essential, which we're still dedicated to, but now doing our own shows, and keeping all doors open. This means more content, more often. More great stuff to listen to, more often. Not a bad deal, right?